Hirsutes you, sir

Next week’s meeting of EU finance ministers might be an opportunity to check how close a shave Didier Reynders has had.

Thieves last week (26 August) stole the official car of Belgium’s finance minister from the home of his driver. Reynders’ iPod and electric razor were in the Mercedes S400 at the time.

The car was later recovered, but the police reports did not disclose whether the razor was recovered. If Reynders shows up to chair the finance ministers’ meeting with an excess of facial hair, they will know why.